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- Axillary biopsy | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
38525: Used for the biopsy of open, deep axillary lymph nodes; 38792: Used for the injection procedure if performed; Other codes that may be used for axillary biopsies include: 38900: Used to report the work associated with intraoperative identification of the sentinel node; 19162, 19200, 19220, 19240: Used for combined breast and axillary
- AXILLARY MASS, excision | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
Axillary mass, excision sep5078, Have you had any reply to your question submitted tot he AHA Coding Clinic? We also have a scenario related to this matter After final pathology, the below example ended up being fibroadenoma We have considered code 21552 (Excision, tumor, soft tissue of neck or anterior thorax, subcutaneous; 3 cm or greater)
- Wiki Deep axillary lymph nodes, superficial or deep? - AAPC
Level I nodes can be deep or superficial depending on depth, patient habitus, and extent of required dissection " " dissections are divided into three levels, Lymph nodes adjacent to the axillary tail of the breast may be considered superficial and those lymph nodes into the axilla would be considered deep" "
- Solutions for Common Coding Dilemmas : General Surgery | Breast . . . - AAPC
Instead 38745 (axillary lymphadenectomy; complete) should be billed in addition to 19120 Furthermore if the surgeon returns during the postoperative period of the partial mastectomy or lumpectomy to examine the patient for lymph node involvement and subsequently removes the nodes 38745 should be billed with modifier -58 appended
- Wiki Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Levels 1-3 - AAPC
Good afternoon, My provider performed an axillary lymph node dissection of levels 1-3 NOT in conjunction with mastectomy Does code 38745 include the level 3 nodes? Coding Companion lists only levels 1 2 NCCI edits allow the use of 38525-59 for the level 3 nodes but with it being all on one
- ICD-10-CM Code for Localized enlarged lymph nodes R59. 0 - AAPC
ICD-10-CM Code for Localized enlarged lymph nodes R59 0 ICD-10 code R59 0 for Localized enlarged lymph nodes is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- axilla ultrasound | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
Axillary views taken during an ultrasound study of the breast are not reported separately, as they would be considered included in the breast ultrasound study Code 76645 (Ultrasound, breast [unilateral or bilateral], B-scan and or real time with image documentation) is used when evaluating one or both breasts for cysts or solid masses
- Wiki - Axillary Mass | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
Depending on the part of the axilla, my unsubstantiated opinion is that it could be breast (tail of spence), thorax (a little higher up but still thorax - if you palpate your own axilla, you can feel how you are touching your chest area), or really high up in the axilla, part of the arm
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